Prof. DSc  Józef Horabik

tel.: (81) 744 50 61 ext. 183
e-mail: j.horabik@ipan.lublin.pl

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Employment

Interest

Research interests:

• Influence of mechanical properties of granular materials on pressure distribution in silo during filling, storage and discharge
• Mechanisms of stress transition in granular solids
• Characterization of physical properties of agro- bulk materials and food powders important for storage

Other information

Education (dates, degrees, universities):

• 1978   MSc  in Physics
  Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin, Poland
  MSc thesis "Calculation of energy band of solids using augmented plane wave method"

• 1986   PhD in Technical Sciences
  Faculty of Agricultural Engineering, University of Agriculture in Lublin, Poland
  Dissertation "Description of initial phase of gravitational discharge of plant granular solids from a silo"

• 1994   Habilitation in Agricultural Sciences (Agronomy-Agrophysics)
  Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Lublin, Poland
  Dissertation "Influence of mechanical properties of wheat grain on load distribution in a silo"

• 2003   Professor in Agricultural Sciences
  Institute of Agrophysics PAS, Lublin, Poland
  
  
• 2013    Professor Honoris Causa
  Czech University of Life Sciences in Prague
  
  
• 2013    Doctor Honoris Causa
  Lviv National Agrarian University in Dublany
  
  

Memberships:

• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• Polish Society of Agrophysics
• Polish Society of Agricultural Engineering
• Committee of Agrophysics of PAS

Scholarships and fellowships:

• 1981    Tokyo University, Dept. of Agric. Engng, Japan
• 1985    Institute of Agriculture Mechanization, CNR, Torino, Italy
• 1986, 1990, 1991, 1992    University of Kentucky, Dept. Biosystems Engng, USA

Publications

No. authors title periodic

1. Horabik J., Parafiniuk P., Molenda M.:  Discrete element modelling study of force distribution in a 3D pile of spherical particles (2017 r.) Powder Technology 2017, Vol. 312, 194-203
2. Kobyłka R., Horabik J., Molenda M.:  Numerical simulation of the dynamic response due to discharge initiation of the grain silo (2017 r.) International Journal of Solids and Structures 2017, 27-37
3. Horabik J., Parafiniuk P., Molenda M.:  Experiments and discrete element method simulations of distribution of static load of grain bedding at bottom of shallow model silo (2016 r.) Biosystems Engineering 2016, Vol. 149, 60-71
4. Horabik J., Molenda M.:  Parameters and contact models for DEM simulations of agricultural granular materials: A review (2016 r.) Biosystems Engineering 2016, Vol. 147, 206-225
5. Stasiak M., Molenda M., Horabik J., Mueller P., Opaliński I.:  Mechanical properties of potato starch modified by moisture content and addition of lubricant. (2014 r.) International Agrophysics 2014, Vol. 28, 4, 501-509
6. Parafiniuk P., Molenda M., Horabik J.:  Influence of particle shape and sample width on uniaxial compression of assembly of prolate spheroids examined by discrete element method (2014 r.) Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications 2014, Vol. 416, 279-289
7. Parafiniuk P., Molenda M., Horabik J.:  Discharge of rapeseeds from a model silo: Physical testing and discrete element method simulations (2013 r.) Computers and Electronics in Agriculture 2013, Vol. 97, 40-46
8. Wiącek J., Molenda M., Horabik J., Ooi J.:  Influence of grain shape and intergranular friction on material behavior in uniaxial compression: Experimental and DEM modeling. (2012 r.) Powder Technology 2012, Vol. 217, 435-442
9. Horabik J., Molenda M., Wiącek J., Łukaszuk J.:  Variability of intergranular friction and its role in DEM simulation of direct shear of an assemmbly of rapeseeds. (2011 r.) International Agrophysics 2011, Vol. 25, 4, 361-368
10. Pecen J., Horabik J., Molenda M., Wojtkowski M.:  Rapeseed impact against a flat surface: Physical testing and DEM simulation with two contact models. (2010 r.) Powder Technology 2010, Vol. 198, 61-68
11. Montross M., Thompson S., Horabik J., Molenda M.:  Asymmetry of model bin wall loads and lateral pressure induced from two- and three-dimensional obstructions attached to the wall. (2009 r.) Transactions of the ASABE 2009, Vol. 52(1): 225-233 
12. Montross M., Horabik J., Molenda M., Łukaszuk J.:  Variability of pressure drops in grain generated by kernel shape and bedding method. (2009 r.) Journal of Stored Products Research 45(2009), 112-118 
13. Horabik J., Molenda M., Rusinek R.:  Performance of membrane pressure transducers in granular materials of various particle sizes. (2009 r.) Powder Technology 190 (2009), 410-414 
14. Sykut J., Molenda M., Horabik J.:  DEM simulation of the packing structure and wall load in a 2-dimensional silo. (2008 r.) Granular Matter 2008, Vol. 10, 273-278
15. Stasiak M., Molenda M., Horabik J.:  Determination of modulus of elasticity of cereals and rapeseeds using acoustic method (2007 r.) Journal of Food Engineering 82(2007), 51-57 
16. Molenda M., Montross M., Horabik J.:  Non-Axial Stress State in a Model Silo Generated by Eccentric Filling and Internal Inserts (2007 r.) Particle&Particle Systems Characterization 2007, 24, 291-295 
17. Molenda M., Montross M., Thompson S., Horabik J.:  Vertical loads due to wheat on obstructions located on the floor of a model bin. (2006 r.) Transactions of the ASABE 2006, 49(6): 1855-1865 
18. Molenda M., Stasiak M., Moya M., Ramirez A., Horabik J., Ayuga F.:  Testing mechanical properties of food powders in two laboratories-degree of consistency of results. (2006 r.) International Agrophysics 2006, 20, 1, 37-45 
19. Molenda M., Montross M., McNeill S., Horabik J.:  Airflow resistance of seeds at different bulk densities using Ergun\'s equation. (2005 r.) Transactions of the ASAE 2005, 48, 3, 1137-1145 
20. Molenda M., Horabik J.:  On applicability of a direct shear test fo strength estimation of cereal grain (2004 r.) Particle&Particle Systems Characterization 2004, Part. Part. Syst. Charact., 21, 310-315 

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